Luke Styke to Kemea Reytec van de Laar Yamaha in 2014
Sunday 08 September: The rumour was around when it was announced that Todd Waters was going to Husqvarna and now the Kemea Reytec Yamaha team have announced the signing of Australian MX2 Champion Luke Styke for MX2-GP in 2014.
Thumbnail and photo courtesy of www.mxnationals.com.au
Kemea Reytec van de Laar Yamaha team, backed by
Yamaha Motor Netherlands, announces their line-up for the 2014 FIM MX2 World
Championship. 19-year old Petar Petrov re-signed with the team for another
season and will continue his quest towards the top 5 in 2014. He will be joined
by newly crowned Australian MX2 national champion Luke Styke.
After missing the
title last year by only two points, 21-year old Styke surprised everybody this
season by winning 9 out of 10 races in the Pro Lites class. He wrapped up the
crown in the penultimate race and is now looking forward to make the move to
the World Championship in 2014.
In the European Championship Belgian Cyril Genot will
race in the 125cc class. 14-year old Genot made the change this year from the
85cc bike to the 125cc class and already showed some impressive results. This
weekend he will debut in the EMX 125cc category on the YZ125.
Luke Styke: "I’m excited to have the opportunity to
have a good deal and team for 2014. I can’t wait to come over and start testing
the new Yamaha YZ250F and meet the team. Next year is going to be an awesome
experience moving to Europe. I really look forward to meet new people and to
race in such a high level of racing every weekend. My goal for next year is to
finish within the top five.”
Petar Petrov: "I’m really happy to stay in the team.
It’s an absolute advantage if you can prepare in a familiar environment. Our
minds go in the same directions and I learn a lot from the experience Marnicq
passes onto me. I’m looking forward to next year to ride the new bike. I
already tested a stock bike and that was very promising already. With the extra
help of Yamaha next year we will have a really good bike. I will prepare myself
as good as possible this winter to find some extra speed next year.”
Marnicq Bervoets: "I’m really excited with the riders
for next year. We already know Petar well now and there is definitely still
margin for improvement for him. I would like to see him between 4th and 8th
place for next year. If he can improve his starts and be consistent this is
possible for him. Luke is a great addition to the team. I saw him riding last
year at the Motocross of Nations in Lommel. He has a good style and showed some
great speed this year in Australia. He is really excited and motivated to come
over and I expect him on the same level as Petar for next year. With Cyril
Genot we have the best Belgian talent of the moment with us. Cyril just turned
14 and impressed me several times already. He’s so fast in the sand but still
needs to learn a lot on hard-pack tracks. In the team he can grow and get some
experience. That’s why next year will be a learning year for him. I’m also very
stoked on the extra support of Yamaha Motor Europe. When the team started in
the GP’s two years ago the goal was to grow every year. Getting the extra
support and trust from Yamaha next year allows us to get more and more
professional.”
Copy courtesy of Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.